Lord McKenzie of Luton: The headline corporation tax rate in the UK compared to headline rates in the 10 largest economies outside the G7 group of countries is given in the table below. GDP rankings relate to 2005 and are calculated using market or official government exchange rates. Of the 10 economies, only South Korea, Brazil and Russia have a lower headline rate of corporation tax than the UK.
	
		
			 Country Rank (total GDP) Headline CT rate 
			 UK - 30 per cent 
			 Ten largest economies outside G7   
			 People's Republic of China 1 33 per cent (15 per cent for foreign companies) 
			 Spain 2 35 per cent 
			 South Korea 3 25 per cent 
			 Brazil 4 25 per cent 
			 India 5 35 per cent 
			 Mexico 6 30 per cent 
			 Russia 7 24 per cent 
			 Australia 8 30 per cent 
			 Netherlands 9 31.5 per cent 
			 Belgium 10 33 per cent 
			 China plans to unify domestic and foreign corporate tax rates by the end of 2007.

Lord Rooker: The UK National Atmospheric Emission Inventory (NAEI) provides a standard reference air emission inventory for a wide range of pollutants including dioxins emissions to air. The inventory can be found at www.naei.org.uk/.
	The table below provides a summary of NAEI estimates of UK dioxin and furan emissions from each source category from 1990 to 2004. It also includes the estimated percent contribution from each source category to the total release of dioxins and furans to air for 2004, the most recent year for which statistics are available.
	
		
			 UK Emissions of Dioxins and Furans by Source Category (g I-TEQ/year) 
			 Sector 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 
			 Combustion in Energy Production 
			 Public Electricity and Heat Production 35 35 32 27 26 25 24 19 
			 Petroleum refining 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 
			 Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 0 0.1 
			 Combustion in Industry 
			 Iron and Steel 44 42 41 42 43 43 44 45 
			 Non-ferrous Metals 40 35 35 37 40 41 42 42 
			 Other Industrial Combustion1 79 80 80 77 78 73 72 70 
			 Transport Fuel Use 
			 Road Transport; Passenger cars 27 24 21 18 15 12 9.8 7.9 
			 Road Transport; Light duty vehicles 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.2 1 0.8 0.7 
			 Road transport; Heavy duty vehicles 0.3 0.3 0.3 0 3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
			 Road Transport; Mopeds & Motorcycles 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0 2 0.2 0.2 
			 Railways 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.8 
			 National Navigation 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.5 
			 Other mobile sources and machinery 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 
			 Combustion in Commercial and Residential Use 
			 Commercial and Institutional fuel combustion 46 44 39 32 27 18 20 24 
			 Residential fuel combustion 16 17 15 16 13 9.8 10.2 9.1 
			 Household and gardening machinery 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
			 Agricultural Fuel combustion 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.1 
			 Off-road Vehicles and Other Machinery 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 
			 Fugitive Emissions from Fuel Manufacture 
			 Solid fuel transformation 3.7 3.2 2.6 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.5 
			 Production Processes 
			 Glass and Asphalt production 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.1 
			 Chemical production 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 
			 Metal production 27 24 24 25 25 26 24 26 
			 Wood impregnation 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 
			 Agriculture 
			 Field burning of agricultural wastes 57 49 36 0.8 0 0 0 0 
			 Waste 
			 Solid waste disposal on land 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1 1 0.9 
			 Small scale waste burning 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 
			 MSW Incineration and Refuse Derived Fuel combustion 602 602 602 439 256 310 57 28 
			 Other Waste disposal2 167 167 160 155 145 137 132 82 
			 Vehicle Fires 5.3 6.7 7 4 7.1 6.4 6.5 6 9 6.7 
			 Other Sources 
			 Bonfire Night 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 
			  
			 Total 1,243 1,222 1,190 973 771 797 536 453 
			  
			 International Navigation 9 8.7 9.1 9 8 5 9.1 9.9 11.1 
			 Accidental and natural fires 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 
		
	
	
		
			 Sector 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Contribution from source category to total dioxin and furans emissions in 2004 (%) 
			 Combustion in Energy Production 
			 Public Electricity and Heat Production 20 15 17 18 16 1.8 1.5 0.50% 
			 Petroleum refining 13 11 9.1 10 12 12 11 3.70% 
			 Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.02 0.00% 
			 Combustion in Industry 
			 Iron and Steel 44 39 29 32 25 29 30 10.50% 
			 Non-ferrous Metals 23 18 13 12 11 8.8 5.9 2.1% 
			 Other Industrial Combustion1 68 64 58 63 54 54 81 28.60% 
			 Transport Fuel Use 
			 Road Transport; Passenger cars 6 4.2 2.6 2.5 2 4 2.3 2.2 0.80% 
			 Road Transport; Light duty vehicles 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1% 
			 Road transport; Heavy duty vehicles 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1% 
			 Road Transport; Mopeds & Motorcycles 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.02% 
			 Railways 2.9 3 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 1.20% 
			 National Navigation 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.40% 
			 Other mobile sources and machinery 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.20% 
			 Combustion in Commercial and Residential Use 
			 Commercial and Institutional fuel combustion 16 16 14 14 9 6.8 2.9 1.00% 
			 Residential fuel combustion 8.8 8.9 7.1 7.9 6.7 4.8 5 1.80% 
			 Household and gardening machinery 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.10% 
			 Agricultural Fuel combustion 7.1 7.2 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 7 2.40% 
			 Off-road Vehicles and Other Machinery 6.1 6 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 1.90% 
			 Fugitive Emissions from Fuel Manufacture 
			 Solid fuel transformation 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.20% 
			 Production Processes 
			 Glass and Asphalt production 1.1 1.1 1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.40% 
			 Chemical production 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.00% 
			 Metal production 23 20 13 13 14 12 11 3.90% 
			 Wood impregnation 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 
			 Agriculture 
			 Field burning of agricultural wastes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 
			 Waste 
			 Solid waste disposal on land 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0 0.00% 
			 Small scale waste burning 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 18.20% 
			 MSW Incineration and Refuse Derived Fuel combustion 2.6 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.10% 
			 Other Waste disposal2 50 48 47 47 47 48 46 16.20% 
			 Vehicle Fires 7.1 8.5 8.9 9.6 9.5 8.7 8.7 3.1% 
			 Other Sources 
			 Bonfire Night 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 2.40% 
			  
			 Total 360 334 299 308 285 266 285 100.00% 
			  
			 International Navigation 12.1 8.7 7.7 8.6 7.2 6.9 7.9  
			 Accidental and natural fires 64 64 64 64 64 64 64  
			 1. Other industrial combustion—includes fuel combustion in industries other than iron and steel and non-ferrous metal production which are quoted separately and includes cement and lime production, ceramic, brick and refractory manufacture and industrial off road vehicle use. 
			 2. Other waste disposal—includes agricultural waste burning, chemical incineration, activated carbon regeneration, sewage sludge incineration, clinical waste incineration, crematoria, foot and mouth pyres and animal carcass incineration. 
			 3. Statistics on fires and international navigation are listed separately to the main inventory data for reporting purposes.